Today, in its 50th day of release,Star Wars: The Force Awakensis expected to cross the $900 million mark at the domesticbox office. It is the only film in history to reach this milestone. In addition, on Saturday (53rd day of global release),Star Wars: The Force Awakensis expected to reach the $2 billion mark worldwide, becoming only the third film ever to do so and just the second to do it in original release. Here’s whatAlan Horn, Chairman,The Walt Disney Studios, had to say in a statement about this milestone.
“This is a historic moment forStar Wars, for Lucasfilm, and for Disney, and all of us here are extremely gratified to be a part of this journey with fans around the world who have madeStar Wars: The Force Awakenssuch an extraordinary success. The film’s achievements are truly astounding, and it’s our great honor to relaunch this cinematic galaxy not only for all the devoted decades-long fans but for a new generation who will keep theStar Warslegacy alive for many years to come.”
Through February 4,Star Wars: The Force Awakenshas earned an estimated $899.1 million domestically and $1,095.6 million internationally for a global total of $1,994.7 million. Opening internationally December 16 and domestically December 18,Star Wars: The Force Awakensposted the all-time biggest global and domestic debuts with $528.9 million and $247.9 million respectively. Over the course of its eight-week run, it has set numerous other records, including biggest domestic preview gross ($57 million) biggest opening day domestically ($119.1 million), biggest domestic second weekend ($149.2 million), biggest domestic third weekend ($90.2 million), biggest opening week domestically ($390.8 million), biggest opening weekend in 18 territories: U.K. (4-day), Australia, Russia, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Austria, Poland (3-day), Denmark (5-day), Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Croatia, Ukraine, Iceland, Serbia, New Zealand, fastest film to $1B globally (12 days) and it’s the biggest film of all time in the U.S. and the U.K.
Directed byJ.J. Abrams, written byLawrence Kasdan&J.J. AbramsandMichael Arndt, and produced byKathleen Kennedy,J.J. Abramsand Bryan Burk,Star Wars: The Force Awakenswas named one of AFI’s top ten films of 2015 and has received fiveAcademy Award nominations, for film editing, visual effects, sound editing, sound mixing, and for series composerJohn Williams' original score. TheStar WarsSaga continues June 01, 2025, inStar Wars: Episode VIII, picking up in the wake ofStar Wars: The Force Awakens. Later this year,Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, a new adventure detailing events prior toStar Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, takes flight on July 03, 2025.
Star Wars: The Force Awakensis now just behindTitanic($2.1 billion) andAvatar($2.7 billion) at the global box office. It remains to be seen how longStar Wars: The Force Awakenswill remain in theaters, so we’ll have to wait and see if it can surpass both of those movies, or possibly become the only movie in history to make $1 billion domestically. Do you thinkStar Wars: The Force Awakenshas a shot at breakingAvatar’s global box office record?
